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With two shows down and three to go, we’re all enjoying a day off in Dublin, taking tours (the Viking Splash tour is a blast), visiting friends, catching up on rest, nursing slightly “sore” heads, marvelling at the really good Irish weather (where’s the rain been), but more

Sunday night’s sell-out crowd at the Olympia was witness to another scintillating set from R.E.M. as the band worked their way through 11 new songs including closer “I’m Gonna DJ” as well as such classics as “Wolves, Lower,” “Sitting Still,” “These Days,” “Heron House,” “Second Guessing,” and “Electrolite.”

The band kicked off its rehearsals in Dublin in electrifying form to a packed, spirited sellout crowd tonight at the Olympia Theatre. The set tipped heavily in the direction of brand new songs, ten in all, but also featured a selection of classics including “Second Guessing,” “Letter Never

UPDATE: Owing to technical problems in post production, Dave Fanningâs interview with R.E.M. scheduled for broadcast tonight on RTE Radio 1(Ireland) and www.rte.ie/radio1/drivetime has had to be deferred. In its place tonight at 1900hrs (Irish Time GMT +1) archive of previous interviews will be broadcast.

Just a reminder that the BBC’s excellent feature on American Alternative Rock, “Left of the Dial (program 6 of “The Seven Ages of Rock” special), will be re-broadcast on BBC 1, Friday, June 29th at 12.05am.

We are pleased to announce that a limited number of tickets for R.E.M.’s five-night stand at the Olympia Theatre will be released to fans each show day at 4pm. The tickets are priced at 50 euros each and will be available at the Olympia box office. There is a limit

R.E.M HQ’s David Bell caught up with producer Jacknife Lee on the eve of the Dublin Olympia shows to discuss the Vancouver recording sessions, and many other things, including the Irish, Grouse Lodge, R.E.M.’s Working Rehearsal, the producer’s role, and Jacknife’s iPod:

R.E.M is one of the seminal bands showcased on the BBC’s ongoing series, “The Seven Ages of Rock” this weekend. The latest episode (Program 6), titled “Left of the Dial: American Alternative Rock,” airs on BBC 2 Saturday June 23rd at 9:30pm. The show will include âRadio Free Europeâ, âThe

Featuring an amazing group of songs performed by an amazing lineup including R.E.M, U2, Snow Patrol, Green Day, The Flaming Lips, and Regina Spektor, Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur CD is available in stores and online for purchase today. Sales from the two-disc CD, consisting of

As we continue to gear up for R.E.M in Dublin, Ireland this summer, we’ve been keeping our eyes open for signs of activity from some of our favorite bands, one of which is Conor Oberst’s Bright Eyes. Bright Eyes just wrapped up touring the United States with

With a whole host of things going on in the R.E.M. world between the Vancouver and Dublin recording sessions, here’s your summer installment of the HQ Update (R.E.M.-related happenings and miscellany):